Posted on · House served as HISD's superintendent from 2021 until last week, when he was replaced by Mike Miles as part of a long-planned takeover of the district by the Texas Education Agency.
Posted on · "If you want buy-in then you need to include everyone in the process, and that's not happening."
Posted on · With two weeks until the takeover, the Texas Education Agency says it will stick with June 1 for the appointment of a new superintendent and Board of Managers — who have not yet been selected, according to the agency. The new leaders will be in office for a long time.
Posted on · Overall in Texas, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-cost lunches.
Posted on · The school district has long had days off coinciding with the Christian holiday of Good Friday and the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur and now joins others in Texas and elsewhere to implement a spring holiday for Eid.
Posted on · The budgeting process is already underway, but the Board of Managers is likely to have final say.
Posted on · The 18-year-old student, charged with possession of a prohibited weapon in a prohibited place, was ordered by a judge to undergo a mental health evaluation.
Posted on · The takeover is slated to happen just ahead of the deadline for the district to finalize its budget. Teachers are wondering if they’ll still have jobs next school year.
Posted on · Two gatherings have already taken place at Westbury High School and Chavez High School, last week. They’re advertised as a chance for the HISD community to learn more about the transition process, when state-appointed managers take over the district later this summer.
Posted on · Jackie Anderson, president of the Houston Federation of Teachers, believes higher wages and better working conditions will be key to alleviating the shortage.
Posted on · Attendees began questioning the absence of the man who will be choosing the board, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath. “Where is Mike Morath?” shouted one audience member.
Posted on · The Texas Education Agency plans to seize control of Houston public schools this summer. The move is drawing mixed reactions from community members, many of whom say the district is doing well and doesn’t need state intervention.
Posted on · The state-appointed managers will hold immense power. They can control the budget, school closures, collaborations with charter networks, policies around curriculum and library books, as well as hiring or firing the superintendent, among other important decisions.
Posted on · HISD trustees voted Thursday to end their legal fight against a potential state takeover of the school board after a recent Texas Supreme Court decision sided with the Texas Education Agency.
Posted on · The Houston ISD school won its only state title in 1946. At that time the Golden Eagles competed in the Prairie View Interscholastic League, an organization for Texas' Black schools.